Today was my son's first day in high school. He came home with the usual assortment of BS papers that I have to sign, basically saying that if he sneezes in the wrong direction they can put him in detention. (not quite, but you get the point)
Now one of these papers was from his Science Teacher. In it there is a REQUEST for $11.00 to purchase a subscription to a magazine that she will be using for a text. Now... I don't mind spending $11.00. BUT, I do mind paying for textbooks. Thats what my taxes are paying for. And I see this as a precedence setting type of thing. I can just see the math teacher next quarter saying "Hey, the science teacher got away with it.. Here's a magazine my kids need" and so on....
I'm going to send the money. But my question is, do I make an issue of this with the principal? Nicely of course, but firmly. I am quite sure that there are some families that won't be able to come up with that $11.00 so easily.
Do I say something? Or just let it go.....
Now one of these papers was from his Science Teacher. In it there is a REQUEST for $11.00 to purchase a subscription to a magazine that she will be using for a text. Now... I don't mind spending $11.00. BUT, I do mind paying for textbooks. Thats what my taxes are paying for. And I see this as a precedence setting type of thing. I can just see the math teacher next quarter saying "Hey, the science teacher got away with it.. Here's a magazine my kids need" and so on....
I'm going to send the money. But my question is, do I make an issue of this with the principal? Nicely of course, but firmly. I am quite sure that there are some families that won't be able to come up with that $11.00 so easily.
Do I say something? Or just let it go.....